comavscómodaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“coma” and “cómoda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,703
“coma” frequency rank
#7,536
“cómoda” frequency rank
13239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coma cómoda
Definition Signo de puntuación que se emplea en gramática para dividir ciertas partes de la oración (las aposiciones, las cláusulas adjetivas, los elementos de las listas y las cláusulas desplazadas por hipérbaton), y en matemática para separar los decimales. Mueble de amplios cajones para guardar la ropa o diferentes objetos, que ocupan todo el frente, ocasionalmente con tablero de mesa.

Where the eye mixes coma and cómoda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
coma
6 ch
cómoda

Look-alike desk: coma vs cómoda

A purely visual mix-up. coma ([ˈkoma]) and cómoda ([ˈkomoð̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coma is recorded at frequency rank #5,703, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoma]. cómoda is at rank #7,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 13239, this pair ranks #288,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of coma vs cómoda

Shared letters: acmo. Private to "coma": -. Private to "cómoda": .

"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cómoda" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comaccoma · cmoa · coam · comma · ocma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coma" and "cómoda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoma] versus [ˈkomoð̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coma" or "cómoda"?
"coma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,703 in our Spanish list, against #7,536 for "cómoda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cómoda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #288,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coma" and "cómoda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs cómoda". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #288,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list